Sanduk Ruit

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sanduk Ruit
Occupation	Ophthalmologist
Date Of Birth	Sep 4, 1954(1954-09-04)
Age	70
Birthplace	Taplejung
Country	Nepal
Horoscope	Virgo

Sanduk Ruit Biography

Sanduk Ruit is one of the most popular and richest Ophthalmologist who was born on September 4, 1954 in Taplejung, Nepal.

The nearest school from his village was eleven days’ walk away in Darjeeling. His father, a small-time businessman, placed a priority on providing education to his children, and sent Ruit to St Robert’s School in Darjeeling, and provided financial support for his early medical career. In 1969, Ruit graduated from Siddhartha Vanasthali School in Kathmandu, Nepal, and later was further educated in India, He studied MBBS from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow from 1972 to 1976, further studies from 1981 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He also studied in the Netherlands, Australia, and the United States, and was mentored by Australian ophthalmologist Professor Fred Hollows.

Working in Australia in 1986, Ruit and Fred Hollows developed a strategy for using inexpensive intraocular lenses to bring small-incision cataract surgery to the developing world. However, the lenses remained too expensive for many cataract patients. In 1995 Ruit developed a new intraocular lens that could be produced far more cheaply and which, as of 2010, is used in over 60 countries. Ruit’s method is now taught in U.S. medical schools. Despite being far cheaper, Ruit’s method has the same success rate as western techniques: 98% at six months.

Sanduk Ruit Net Worth

Sanduk Ruit is one of the richest Ophthalmologist from Nepal. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sanduk Ruit 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ruit was born on September 4, 1954, to rural, illiterate parents in the remote mountainous village Olangchunggola in the border with Tibet in Taplejung district of northeast Nepal. His village was a tiny cluster of 200 people, located 11,000 feet above the sea level, on the lap of the world’s third- highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga. It is one of the remotest regions of Nepal with no electricity, no school, no health facility, or modern means of communication, and lies blanketed under snow for six to nine months a year. Ruit’s family made a subsistence living from small agriculture, petty trading and livestock farming.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sanduk Ruit Dating?

According to our records, Sanduk Ruit married to Nanda Ruit. As of December 1, 2023, Sanduk Ruit’s is not dating anyone.

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His biography The Barefoot Surgeon, authored by Australian writer Ali Gripper, was published in June 2018. This biography’s Nepali translation version ‘Sanduk Ruit’ is set to release on September, 2019.

Facts & Trivia

Gurban Ranked on the list of most popular Ophthalmologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nepal. Sanduk Ruit celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.

Ruit was the second of his parents’ four children. But he lost his three siblings – elder brother to diarrhea at age three and younger sister Chundak to fever at age eight. In many interviews, Ruit has mentioned that for him, the most painful was his younger sister Yangla’s death. Yangla was his childhood companion, and he was to develop a special bond with her over the years. But she tragically died at a young age of 15 due to tuberculosis as the family was too poor to afford the best treatment available which could have saved her life. In many interviews, Ruit has said that this loss made a strong mark on him and instilled in him a resolve to become a doctor and work for the poor who would not otherwise have access to healthcare.

What did Dr Sanduk Ruit invent?

Dr Ruit is widely known for his extraordinary contribution in introducing low-cost and effective intraocular lenses and making it affordable and available even to the poorest people for small incision cataract surgery.

How can I meet Sanduk Ruit?

How to get an appointment with Dr Sanduk Ruit? You have 2 options to get an appointment with Dr ruit for an eye examination and surgery, You can call to Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology directly at +977-1-5970048 or write an email to[email protected] to book an appointment.

Why is Sanduk Ruit addressed as God of sight?

He is known for pioneering the small-incision cataract surgery technique utilizing inexpensive intraocular lenses that has enabled hundreds of thousands of poor patients regain sight in many developing countries.

Who is Sanduk Ruit in Nepali language?

Sanduk Ruit (Nepali: सन्दुक रूइत , pronounced [ˈsʌnduk rui̯t]) is an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) from Nepal who has restored the sight of over 180,000 people across Africa and Asia using small-incision cataract surgery. He is the founder and the executive director of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology.

Who is the father of eye surgery?

Abstract. Sushruta is the most celebrated physician and surgeon in India. Though he practiced during the 5th century B.C., many of his contributions to medicine and surgery preceded similar discoveries in the Western world. Sushruta devotes a complete volume of his experiences to ophthalmologic diseases.